Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight

The Light Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics competition is the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms (105.8 lbs).

29 boxers qualified for this category after the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships and 9 Continental Qualification Tournaments.

The only Olympic medalist to participate at the Beijing Games is the host country boxer, Zou Shiming, bronze at the 2004 Games and defending World Champion.

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each, with one minute breaks between rounds. Punches scored only if the white area on the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent. Five judges scored each bout; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score. The winner of the bout was the boxer who scored the most valid punches by the end of the bout.

Medalists

Gold	Zou Shiming  China
Silver	Pürevdorjiin Serdamba  Mongolia
Bronze	Paddy Barnes  Ireland
	Yampier Hernández  Cuba

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Date	Time	Round
Wednesday, August 13, 2008	13:30-15:00 19:00-20:30	Round of 32
Saturday, August 16, 2008	19:00-21:00	Round of 16
Tuesday, August 19, 2008	19:00-20:00	Quarterfinals
Friday, August 22, 2008	19:00-19:30	Semifinals
Sunday, August 24, 2008	13:30-13:45	Final Bout

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Paddy Barnes (IRL)	0
	4	Zou Shiming (CHN)	15
						Zou Shiming (CHN)
						Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL)		RET
	3	Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL)	+8
	2	Yampier Hernández (CUB)	8

Top Half

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Paddy Barnes (IRL)

14

José Luis Meza (ECU)

8

Paddy Barnes (IRL)

11

Łukasz Maszczyk (POL)

5

Japhet Uutoni (NAM)

5

Łukasz Maszczyk (POL)

RSC

Łukasz Maszczyk (POL)

+5

Saidu Kargbo (SLE)

Paddy Barnes (IRL)

0

Pál Bedák (HUN)

6

Zou Shiming (CHN)

15

Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ)

7

Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ)

13

Thomas Essomba (CMR)

3

Hovhannes Danielyan (ARM)

7

Hovhannes Danielyan (ARM)

9

Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ)

4

Third place

Nordine Oubaali (FRA)

8

Zou Shiming (CHN)

9

Rafikjon Sultonov (UZB)

7

Nordine Oubaali (FRA)

3

Paddy Barnes (IRL)

Eduard Bermúdez (VEN)

2

Zou Shiming (CHN)

+3

Zou Shiming (CHN)

11

Bottom Half

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
	Winston Mendez Montero (DOM)		9
	Suleiman Bilali (KEN)		3			Winston Mendez Montero (DOM)		3
	Amnat Ruenroeng (THA)		14			Amnat Ruanroeng (THA)		7
	Jack Willie (PNG)		2								Amnat Ruenroeng (THA)		2
	Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL)		9								Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL)		5
	Ronald Serugo (UGA)		5			Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL)		8
	Kelvin de la Nieve (ESP)		9			Luis Yáñez (USA)		7
	Luis Yáñez (USA)		12													Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL)		+8
	Georgiy Chygayev (UKR)		13													Yampier Hernández (CUB)		8
	David Ayrapetyan (RUS)		11			Georgiy Chygayev (UKR)		3
	Yampier Hernández (CUB)		12			Yampier Hernández (CUB)		21
	Sherali Dostiev (TJK)		1								Yampier Hernández (CUB)		21
	Manyo Plange (GHA)		6								Paulo Carvalho (BRA)		6
	Harry Tañamor (PHI)		3			Manyo Plange (GHA)		12
	Redouane Bouchtouk (MAR)		7			Paulo Carvalho (BRA)		21
	Paulo Carvalho (BRA)		13

See also

• 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Light flyweight

External links

• AIBA
• Results